Excerpt from Fidelity in Christian Ministers: A Sermon, Delivered, November 22, 1809, at the Ordination of Samuel Ripley to the Care of the Church and Congregation in Waltham The inspired writers evidently considered fidelity as the glory of the best men hence their repeated testimonies to the faithfulness of the most eminent characters in the Jewish and Christian church. St. Paul affirms concerning Jesus Christ and God him self, that they are faithfulfil6 This superior excel lence of character is enjoined in our text on christian ministers and churches, and they are encouraged to strive for the attainment of it by the promise of an infinite reward. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.